Change of Plans

“You seem to be deeply mistaken about something, Professor Pierce,” The dean said looking at Robert through his glasses with the same amused smile he had earlier, except for the cold glint in his eyes, Thea would have never detected his anger.

“Pardon?” Robert asked as he looked back at the dean seeming startled by his interruption.

“Hearing you talk like this, Mr Salvator might think that our university takes this project as a joke,” He said with the same smile and a chill ran down Thea’s spine.

Yupp, her grandfather was angry.

“Not at all, I’m already aware of how hard the university is working to accommodate to our selfish requests,” Lucian said with a smile not letting go of Thea’s hand as he intertwined their fingers again.

“I’m sure that hiring Thea must make Professor Pierce anxious too. Since he wasn’t there for her thesis and the beginning of her career,” Her grandfather said.

The first reference to her thesis made Thea’s heart tighten for a moment. They rarely ever talked ab